Case No 2018-08-03

Applicant: Latvijas Republikas tiesībsargs
Date of the judgment: 05.03.2019.
Official publication: 06.03.2019.

On Compliance of Para 18 and Para 20 of the Binding Regulation of the Jūrmala City Council of 4 September 2014 No. 27 “Regulation on the Operations and Maintenance of the Municipal Cemeteries of Jūrmala City” with Article 1 of the Satversme of the Republic of Latvia

Case short name: Rental payment for a grave

The Constitutional Court decided:

to declare Paragraphs 18 and 20 of the Jūrmala City Council Binding Regulation No. 27 of 4 September 2014 "Regulation on the Operations and Maintenance of the Municipal Cemeteries of Jūrmala City" as incompatible with Article 1 of the Constitution of the Republic of Latvia.

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Press-releases

• The norms of the binding regulation of the Jūrmala City Council that envisage a rental payment for using a grave are incompatible with the Satversme
• A case initiated with respect to norms of the binding regulation of the Jūrmala City Council, which envisage rental payment for using a grave

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